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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278173 | Adjustable baseball cap The invention is an article of headwear that incorporates an adjustment system for accommodating individuals with various head dimensions. The headwear may be formed of a crown and a visor. With respect to the crown, the adjustment system includes a first elastic ma... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7237274 | Forehead clearing apparatus for hats, caps and related headwears A forehead clearing apparatus having a pair of wedge shaped modules comprising hook and pile strips wherein the pile strip has a peel and stick backing which is glued onto the headband of a hat or cap and the hook strip is permanently bonded to the wedge shaped modu... | 07/03/2007 |
| 6966074 | Cushion pad structure for headband Disclosed herein is a cushion pad structure, which is coupled to a headband as an integral component of safety hats, protective masks, and the like, so as to maintain the uniform balance of the headband, thereby securing stable wearing of the above protective equipm... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6199214 | Headgear ventilation device A plastics molding includes an elongate flexible strip 3 and a plurality of substantially flat wall sections 5 disposed in an end-to-end, mutually spaced relationship, lying substantially on a smooth curve which meets the strip at opposite ends. The wall ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6052825 | Watertight cap with adhesive seal This invention relates to a watertight cap with a sealing structure comprised of an adhesive strip, which adhesive strip is used to temporarily seal the margin of the cap to the wearer's head. The cap also contains a circumferential foldable crease (or fo... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6026518 | Forehead perspiration collection and transfer device in an eyeglass frame An eyewear lens frame constructed of plastic and rubber like materials that has the added advantage of collecting, transferring and disposing of forehead perspiration through its member parts. Perspiration runoff is captured via a lip seal where it become... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5987649 | Cap insert A cap insert comprises an elongated sheet which is flexible but sufficiently rigid for use as a shaping insert in a billed cap. The sheet is substantially planar in a relaxed state and includes a central portion, opposing tapered portions, and opposing le... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5926849 | Baseball cap with a channeled, laminated inside head band A baseball cap having an inside head band made of a layer of material such as polyester lycra heat laminated in a mold to a layer of spongy material such as polyurethane foam and formed, as a part of the molding process, with a pattern of open channels th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5319808 | Impact absorbing protective cap An impact absorbing protective cap includes a rigid shell which fits on the head of the wearer. The shell is generally hemispherical in shape and terminates in a peripheral edge which defines an open space. An attenuator band is mounted to the inner surfa... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5303423 | Face shield/mask combination Face shield for protecting a wearer's face from spatters. The shield includes a flexible, transparent portion sized to cover the face and a flexible spacer portion for contact with the wearer's forehead to provide adequate clearance of the transparent fle... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5131094 | Visor A lightweight, low cost sun and sports visor that is comfortably fit and reliably attached to a wearer's head. According to a first embodiment, the visor includes a headband, having a series of alternating ridges and valleys that establishes spaces throug... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5113528 | Face shield Face shield for protecting a wearer's face from spatters. The shield includs a flexible, transparent portion sized to cover the face and a flexible spacer portion for contact with the wearer's forehead to provide adequate clearance of the transparent flex... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5025504 | Liner for a helmet, hat, cap or other head covering A liner for helmets, hats, caps or other head coverings has a body with a central section and tapered end sections. The body includes liquid absorbing material and is releasably secured to the head covering for easy replacement. The liners are typically d... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4910804 | Head guard and method for making same A head guard, preferably annular brow-band, comprising a longitudinal, preferably annular unit (2) which completely or substantially is made of cellular plastic. In order to ensure that all parts of the head guard provide adequate protection, the cellular... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4821344 | Helmet A helmet has a cap body is constituted by a shell. A buffer liner is mounted on an inner surface of the shell. A flexible top pad is disposed on a ceiling portion of an inner peripheral surface of the buffer liner, while a flexible fitted pad is disposed ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4626247 | Sweat collecting headband The device described herein comprises a sweatband adapted to collect sweat from the forehead of a runner or other exerciser and optionally to feed the collected sweat to a tube running down to the runner's mouth so that the salt and water given off in the... | 12/02/1986 |
